Mary Fitzgerald comes back on the show to talk about the recent UN talks in Geneva and the ongoing effort to end the civil war in Libya. Topics we covered include:
- The problem of what to do with Gen. Khalifa Hiftar
- Potential for small, local agreements to build to a national agreement
- Why the Islamic State, and their growth in Libya, is not a focus of the ongoing talks
- Economic issues Libya is facing, now and in the near future
- Importance and relevance of local militias to the potential of success of a national agreement
Links:
- Mary Fitzgerald’s personal site, with links to her work
- The Libyan Revolution and its Aftermath: Peter Cole, Brian McQuinn – the recent book that Mary contributed to
- Mapping Libya’s factions – Middle East and North Africa programme (MENA) | European Council on Foreign Relations
- Mary Fitzgerald (@MaryFitzger) on Twitter
- Karl Morand (@KarlMorand) on Twitter
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